Holder for paper containers



SSP' 27 1949- w. E. AMBERG i HOLDER FOR PAPER CONTAINERS Filed Oct. ll, 1945 Patented Sept. 27, 1949 .32,483,168 HOLDERFURTAPEECUNTINERS iWaIiterE.Amherg,eBeverlyshorealnd., assigner,

sbyamesne assignments, tolLy-llllipruli :',Gorfpratian, New lark, N. afcnmoratinnqof .Delawane .,6- l1 invention relatestholdersior paper-:cen- 'tariners and moreapaa'ticnlanlwtoiholdersffonpaper contasiners cups having aftaperedfsde iwalls, ,sa fbettom; and :a'hottom joint between lthexsidezwalls vand:theiibottom.

'.l'Ihef-principalfobectmihisainventiongis:tmpro vide ansimproveda-'holdernofithisxtnpe which readily `sreceives th'e immer ccontainer, which is :not 5eri-tical :to variations in tthefirelettve dimensions mi the llnjller #and 'paper mentainer, :and .which provides a gripping actienon @the .rpaper .sconttainer. -I=heseitfeatenesmrovideftheadvantage of A-'-iirmly-hclilding thefpalperlfcontamer inithelflhnlder regardless :of slight variations .in :the relative dimensions :of tthe fholder and A@saper 'Iheyalso-lprovlide theaaldvantage nf being :to :place fthe ilhnlder .overithe stap .-'contamer nf a group =of inverted nested containers f'to 'i lift .oi 2 .'Ithe inverted nested wntainers :the container dromer..

.carrying .aout this :fprm'cipall iehiect auf MHS invention, :the hdlder :is novided with @a sbase and :side fwallstfor .receiving the pa-per -.con.tamer andi-the s'de .Walls'safvez'anfnppertaperedportian toreceiwe thetaperedzsidetvalls of container fand z=alower1shoulderiportionfto neceine and grip the diapered-side'wal-lez'of thefcontainer adjacent the -rmttom zoint .therec :Adaioent atheibottem thereof,:thefholdergmayzalsoabe pneaided with sa 'transversesupport toiglaefengargdgbt thehottom iof the container test1-prient the frcomteiner.

Other objects and advantages Willfbecome fa-pparentrto thoserskilledpm the-art. .npon.reerence to the :accompanying speeilfcation, :claims V.and draw-mg f Eigene 1l ga :vertical sectional blew of the .ia-elder vaar-idgaapeneentainer;

aan enlarged .sectional view of 1 the .floieezfdeft rtion af .Figure tv1;

.Eignre A3 .enlarged sectional viewfsmilar 5to Figure 1.2 -.=but illustrating a -.modied arrangement.

- paper .fcontamer sof usual -constnuction fis vgeneral-ly f; designated at 4R?, and l.the holder or the paperV een-miner is generatlytdesignatedfatl lyl.. @he paper f container -or anp includes :tapered sfida-1^., walls :12 which. ar-ensued. attheir .rapperi ex- .'tremitiesintoa rimorsange 13. .The bottom pfrthefpaperfcontainer or ca -p is illustratedat "ll Vand.isprovided Witma ange l5 whichfs .encompassed by..the..side.walls ..12 and .a returniange I6 forming anextensiongthereo'f. 'eThelaDgCslfS and I6 form a 'bottom joint forthe container or cuptomnitethetwoaralts thereof, and because of the construction of this bottom joint, the paper containerzormpfsmelwivelymgdmitfliis point.

holder .2H 'rior the container or 'cup .may be made of plastic or other suitable material aand includes. a ibase almaar-'id .side mails 1.11'9.. "The-.upper portion rolf@ ther-sidewalls 139. is `Ytap ered: `at`=12`!], and thisuitaperxoorresponds' to theitaper `of the 'side mails of 'ielcontainer. At anintermediate por- *tion.lei"l:tired-milder,I aitaper? I f is `providedf and this 1taperfis lessfitlra-n thef-taper-e`f the side walls-'of the container for the purp'oseofprovi'dinealspace between '1t-he lholder Jand Athe 1 tapered #side Ywalls 'olthecontainer. Atfurtherf-taper J'is provided nea-rctlre lovv'erfportionofthethdlder i l, 3a-nd this taper isg-reater than vthe'taper 'of the-sidewalls othea'container. tthe'bottom- 'of theside walls of vthe container "H 'there is 'a relatively straight jseotion I$23 jwhichjmerges with vlthe taper "'22 to T'ormgagshouderf. Theholder "Il is also provided vvithja transverse snppo'rt25` which merges 'relativelyrstraig'ht sectiofnJZB toibe .en- 'jga'ged by "the lopttorn l'of jthe container for the purpose of ,supportinethe Ycontainer.

"When thejpaper contain'erll) is inserted inthe iholjder il lyijhefsholllideril engages 'the tapered e lWalls i152 off thecontainer at a point adjacen the bdttomjojin't of the container, and this rshoulderjcanses the sidewalls of the container yto be "indented, 4as shownatf in Figure 2. The ShuldBI'Z Cooperating .withV this indentation'fZB operates .-totgifip Qtheucontainer vIl] in the .holder ,11. ',Iheuppelwportionoitheecontainer IB is engagediloy.antics,nidedley .the .taperll ofthe holder so fthat the c ontaneris v.ijrrnly held .within `:the holder. @The .transverse support Vr'2-5 ,isalso engagedlldy thelfbettomaorthe :container fand oplerates...to.snpp or .t.ithefcontainer vv-ithinI the holder.

It '.will-fbefseen .that adiacentthe `,inter-med-i-a-te portonsaofvthe ssidewalls?ofyzthefholder a. space-is ,provided between-the sidewalls-of the-container .andfholclen athesi'de walls of the holder do :net engage, fthmughut their; lengt-h, Ythetatpergedffside Wajllsxof :the-container and therefore no l:tieni-111g-fagctionz-appears :if the 1 container yis y a little oversize with lespect to the holder. In v`ether '.words, :a atightzt, .which .would make rev .movalffofathemontainer trom '.the holder. difficult,

is prevented.

offftflae,i:engaging:andl guidi-ng action; of the amer-5&0.,itheffspacingfbetween 'the 'container older atqil :rand-22f-.andxthef gripping action 1 tstheshpnldet :thexcontainer .iisrmlyheld withinzfthe .'lholder Afl regardlessfrof slight `'variatherelattvevdimensions ofthe holdenand commer. rthisxsame `token it fis vipossible to menthe-tap .-containerxoiaggrup pfanwmteamestedzcontamersland to, 1iftoff the inverted, nested containers the top container in the holder.

The modied arrangement of Figure 3 is substantially the same and functions in substantially the same way as the arrangement of Figure 2. The essential diierence between the two ar rangements is that the relatively straight section 23 of Figure 2 becomes a reverse taper 3B in Figure 3. By reason of this reverse taper, the

shoulder 3| becomes more pronounced in Figure 3 than in Figure 2 and operates to provide a slightly better gripping action.` The reverse taper 3i) merges into the transverse support 25 as at 32.

rihe gripping action of the shoulders 24 and 3i in Figures 2 and 3 is greatly enhanced by the relatively rigid construction of the paper container at the bottom joint of the container. Because of this relatively rigid construction, the container is held in good gripping relation with the Shoulders 2d and 3i, as shown at 26 and 33 respectively.

While for purposes of illustration two forms of this invention have been disclosed, other forms thereof may become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reference to this disclosure, and, therefore, this invention is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims and prior art.

I claim as my invention:

l. A holder for a paper container having tapered side walls, a bottom and a bottom joint between the side walls and the bottom, said holder comprising a base, side walls having a rst taper at the upper portion corresponding to the taper of the side walls of the container and adapted to receive the tapered side walls oi the container, a second taper at the intermediate portion less than the first taper and adapted to provide a space between the holder and the tapered side walls of the container, a third taper near the lower portion greater than the rst taper and a relatively straight section at the lower portion merging with the third taper to provide a shoulder adapted to receive and grip the tapered side walls of the container adjacent the bottom joint thereof, and a transverse support merging with the relatively straight section and adapted to be engaged by the bottom of the container.

2. A holder for a paper container having tapered side walls, a bottom and a bottom joint between the side walls and the bottom, said holder comprising a base, side walls having a rst taper at the upper portion corresponding to the taper of the side walls of the container and adapted to receive the tapered side walls of the container, a second taper at the intermediate portion less than the rst taper and adapted to provide a space between the holder and the tapered side Walls of the container, a third taper near the lower portion greater than the rst taper and a fourth reverse taper at the lower portion merging with the third taper to provide a shoulder adapted to receive and grip the tapered Side walls of the container adjacent the bottom joint thereof, and a transverse support merging with the fourth reverse taper and adapted to be engaged by the bottom of the container.

3. A holder for a paper container having tapered side walls, a bottom and a bottom joint between the side walls and the bottom, said holder comprising a base, side walls having a first taper at the upper portion corresponding to the taper of the side walls of thecontainer and adapted to receive the tapered side walls ofthe container, a second taper at the intermediate portion less than the rst taper and adapted to provide a space between the holder and the tapered side walls of the container, a third taper near the lower portion greater than the first taper and terminating in an annular edge adapted to receive and grip the tapered side walls of the container adjacent the bottom joint thereof, said annular edge formed by said thirdtaper and a wall surface extending therebelow, and a transverse support adapted to be engaged by the bottom of the container.

4. In combination, a paper container having tapered side walls, a bottom and a bottom joint between the side walls and the bottom, and a holder for the paper container having a base and side Walls, the side walls of the holder having a first taper at the upper portion corresponding to the taper of the side walls of the container to receive the tapered side walls of the container, a second taper at the intermediate portion less than the taper of the side walls of the container to provide a space between the holder and the tapered side walls of the container, a third taper near the lower portion greater than the taper of the side walls oi' the container and terminating in an annular edge to receive and grip the tapered side walls of the container adjacent the bottom joint thereof, said annular edge formed by said third taper and a wall surface extending therebelow, and a transverse support to be engaged by the bottom or the container.

5. In combination, a paper container having tapered side walls, a bottom and a bottom joint between the side walls and the bottom, and a holder for the paper container having a base and side walls, the side walls of the holder having a first taper at the upper portion corresponding to the taper of the side walls of the container to receive the tapered side walls of the container, a second taper at the intermediate portion less than the taper of the side walls of the container to provide a space between the holder and the tapered side walls of the container, a third taper near the lower portion greater than the taper of the side walls of the container, a relatively straight section at the lower portion merging Ywith the third taper to provide a shoulder to receive and grip the tapered side walls of the container adjacent the bottom joint thereof, and a transverse support merging with the relatively 'straight section to be engaged by the bottom of the container.

6. In combination, a paper container having tapered side walls, a bottom and a bottom joint between the side walls and the bottom, and a holder for the paper container having a base and side walls, the side walls of the holder having a first taper at the upper portion corresponding to the taper of the side walls of the container to receive the tapered side walls of the container, a second taper at the intermediate portion less than the taper of the side walls of the container to provide a space between the holder and the tapered side walls of the container, and a third taper near the lower portion greater than the taper of the side walls of the container, and a fourth reverse taper at the lower portion merging with the third taper to provide a shoulder to receive and grip the tapered sidewalls of the container adjacent the bottom joint thereof, and a transverse support merging with the fourth reverse taper to be engaged by the bottom of the container.

WALTER E. AMBERG.

(References on following page) Number Number Name Date Klin Sept. 4, 1917 Moore Sept. 6, 1921 Curtin Apr. 8, 1924 Carew Mar. 11, 1930 Willmott Aug. 22, 1933 Luck et al Sept. 28, 1937 Leppke Dec. 7, 1937 Rosay July 6, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Apr. 29, 1903 Germany Oct. 26, 1916 

